More Linux love for Windows Insiders with a kernel update Rounded corners are nice, but what you really want is Linux 5.10, right? Software19 Apr 2021 | 39
Windows 10 Insider build fixes the fix it sent out to fix the fix that broke printing? Afraid not, but here's a new Notepad icon Terminal and Power Automate elevated to inbox status, Auto HDR for gamers OSes18 Mar 2021 | 26
Microsoft fixes the thing it broke via another dose of out-of-band patching to deal with BSOD printing problems It's already a great week at Redmond Software16 Mar 2021 | 43
Another Windows 10 patch that breaks printers ups ante to full-on Blue Screen of Death Updated Microsoft's rigorous testing at work OSes11 Mar 2021 | 136
Fear the Walking Edge: Desktop support pulled, but legacy browser lingers on in Surface Hub, Xbox, HoloLens Say goodbye to icon on Windows 10 Software10 Mar 2021 | 7
Axe-happy Microsoft halves support for Windows 10 Long Term Servicing Channel Who wants to live forever? Software19 Feb 2021 | 25
Microsoft updates Dev Channel Windows 10, breaks Arm x64 emulation In brief Also: Departures from Redmond, going big with Surface Hub, and celebrating third place Software18 Jan 2021 | 1
Breaking? Microsoft pushes 'News and Interests' with first Windows 10 Insiders build of the year Hmm, anything happening in the world at the moment? Software07 Jan 2021 | 9
Windows 10 ends the year with more than half of PCs on a 2020 flavour In brief Also: Hints of Windows 10X, and don't press that red button, Dougal Software04 Jan 2021 | 11
Surface Laptop Go: Premium feel for a mid-range price, but Microsoft's Apple-like range once meant more than this Svelte, yet ordinary Personal Tech30 Dec 2020 | 43
Buggy chkdsk in Windows update that caused boot failures and damaged file systems has been fixed Improving Windows' quality by making it not boot? Software22 Dec 2020 | 96
SHRT hits the fan for first-gen Surface Hub users: Jumped-up whiteboard can now be updated via dedicated tool In brief Also: Santa drops a final Windows Insider release, new PowerShell, Skype Together Mode Software22 Dec 2020 | 3
The three or so people who run Windows 10 on Arm might be glad to know that x64 emulation is in preview For Dev Channel Insiders only at the moment Software11 Dec 2020 | 14
Microsoft pokes Cortana's corpse to give her telepathic abilities on Windows 10 Should we be worried? Software04 Dec 2020 | 34
Are You Experienced? Microsoft packs up features developed independent of OS to flash at Windows Insiders Windows Feature Experience Pack attempts to make beast more modular Software01 Dec 2020 | 6
You can now pepper your Windows 10 desktop with Android apps... if you have a Samsung phone, that is In Brief Also: A new Visual Studio Code and back to black for some Dev Channel Insiders Software10 Nov 2020 | 18
Noooooo, my theme-aware splash screen! Windows 10 Dev Channel sheds features as Microsoft jumps branches In Brief Also: HoloLens 2 Dev Edition out, .NET 5 prepares debut, and PowerToys Mute gets experimental Software03 Nov 2020 |
5 months later, 37.7% of Windows 10 PCs are running the May 2020 Update... Wait, people are still on 1809? We'll see how long it lasts as 20H2 starts doing the rounds Software27 Oct 2020 | 29
Like a good defragging? The latest Dev Channel Windows 10 might be for you For everyone else there are splash screens, fixes and iffy anti-malware Software22 Oct 2020 | 12
So, what exactly are you planning to do with this new PC? Windows Insiders face new questions during OOBE In Brief Also: Getting Edgy in the holidays, AtHoc and Teams, and Azure updates Software12 Oct 2020 | 20
Guess whose app store claims to champion 'choice, fairness and innovation'. It's Microsoft's, funnily enough Xbox fans, move along. These principles don't apply to console-jockeys Software09 Oct 2020 | 11
Windows 10 to let you know that your SSD is dying rather than throwing out a BSOD when it's already too late In brief Also: Users split across 3 versions of OS, PowerToys update, MRTK support for Oculus Quest 2 Software05 Oct 2020 | 22
Microsoft sprinkles a little Skype Meet Now integration on Windows 10 for Insiders Plus: Annoying chat show host asks 'What the hell happened to Skype?' and users cry out: Let my People go... or at least banish it from Start Software24 Sep 2020 | 20
Halloween approaches and the veil between worlds wears thin – the Windows 10 October 2020 Release walks among us In Brief Also: Darkness beckons for Dev Channel Insiders, TypeScript 4.1 beta arrives, Xbox swallows Bethesda Software21 Sep 2020 | 17
Climb every mountain, wsl --mount every Linux disk in latest Windows Preview But beware last week's update: WSL borkage may await ye with sharp, pointy Element Not Found errors OSes11 Sep 2020 | 18
Better dictation in latest Dev Channel build will faithfully convert your spittle-flecked Windows 10 rantings to text With auto-punctuation and all! Plus: Emojis... and more Edge-y nagging Software03 Sep 2020 | 3
Surface Hub 2S unshackled from bespoke Windows 10 to install what you want – just wash your hands first, yeah? Enterprise, Pro versions of OS coming to Microsoft's jumped-up whiteboard Personal Tech02 Sep 2020 | 2
Party like it's 2004: Almost a quarter of Windows 10 PCs living with the latest update In brief Also: A hat-trick of Windows previews, new Azure emissions, and researching HoloLens 2 Software01 Sep 2020 | 23
Alright! Who's stoked for Windows 10 20H2? Anyone? Well, it's ready for commercial pre-release validation anyway Updated Meaning general availability can't be too far behind Software21 Aug 2020 | 9
WSL2 is so last year: Linux compatibility layer backported to older Windows 10 versions 1903 and 1909 holdouts get their hands on 2004's newest toy Software21 Aug 2020 | 12
Microsoft adds 'Here's what we may have broken' screen to Windows 10 Insider PCs In brief Also: Visual Studio Code update, new toys for Kubecon, and 25 years of the Start Button Software17 Aug 2020 | 16
It's been five years since Windows 10 hit: So... how's that working out for you all? Most of the things Microsoft said would be great were not Software29 Jul 2020 | 222
Microsoft tells AMD-powered Insiders they're unblocked in new Windows 10 Dev Channel build: 'Oh no we're not!' Panto season starts early in Redmond Software23 Jul 2020 | 13
If you can read this, your Windows 10 2004 PC really is connected to the internet no matter what the OS claims May 2020 build warns of no internet connection when, er, there is OSes20 Jul 2020 | 76
AMD fans forced to sit out latest Windows 10 Insiders build due to 'bug impacting overall usability of these PCs' Calm down, Intel. It'll be fixed Software16 Jul 2020 | 20
It's not a Windows 10 release without something breaking so here's a troubleshooter for your OneDrive woes Microsoft emits a fix for those fearful of Registry tinkering Storage03 Jul 2020 | 27
Hold off that rush into the July 4 weekend – you may need this: Microsoft patches pwn-by-picture pitfalls in Win 10 Redmond also praised for blocking malware control systems on its clouds Security02 Jul 2020 | 6
Hats off to the brave 7%ers who dived into the Windows 10 May 2020 Update within a month of release Still outstanding issues but gaining ground faster than previous efforts Personal Tech01 Jul 2020 | 46
Microsoft has a cure for data nuked by fat fingers if you're not afraid of the command line In brief Plus: Windows Forms on Arm64 in .NET 5, Live Events to live on Software29 Jun 2020 | 58
OpenJDK lands on Windows 10 for Arm: Not 100% there yet but enough to start tinkering Port will handle SPEC's SERT and Java suites, with more features soon Software25 Jun 2020 | 9
Windows 10 Insider wondering where Notepad has gone? Fear not, Microsoft found it down the back of Dev Channel 'Unexpected removal' of crucial format-stripping app reversed in latest build Software25 Jun 2020 | 50
Skype for Windows 10 and Skype for Desktop duke it out: Only Electron left standing Updated I just can't quit you, Skype. Oh maybe I can... they've tweaked the close function SaaS24 Jun 2020 | 38
C is for 'Careful now', D is for 'Download surprise': Microsoft to resurrect optional Windows 10 updates as 'Previews' Roundup Also: Money for Excel hits US, Teams readies new toys for next academic year, and more Software22 Jun 2020 | 25
Microsoft emits a colourful Windows Terminal preview Yeah, about that whole JSON thing... Software19 Jun 2020 | 36
Windows 10 Fast Ringers – sorry, 'Dev Channel' – tossed Linux GPU support for WSL2 in latest Insider preview build Also: Kernel updating and benchmarking the beast OSes18 Jun 2020 | 2
Ready or not, here I come! Microsoft primes the Windows 10 20H1 auto-update cannon as 20H2 hovers into view Next version to ship with quality improvements and New Edge Software17 Jun 2020 | 4
Windows 10 once more in print condition: Microsoft applies out-of-band fix to Patch Tuesday cock-up Alas, Storage Spaces still a bit poorly Software17 Jun 2020 | 45
It looks like you want to browse the internet with Chrome. Would you like help? Maybe try Edge? Please? Roundup Plus: New Java SDK in Cosmos DB, NHS goes all Microsoft 365, and Start Menu gets a bit Clippy Software15 Jun 2020 | 30
Wailing Wednesday follows Patch Tuesday as versions of Windows 10 stop playing nicely with plugged-in printers Networked devices work just fine, however Security12 Jun 2020 | 34
Microsoft unshackles WSL2 Linux kernel from Windows 10 image for future fettling via Windows Update Chipping away at that OS image one component at a time OSes11 Jun 2020 | 44
Microsoft's own operating system should finally start working on its own hardware ... 'in the coming weeks' You've just splashed the cash on a new Surface. Haven't you suffered enough? Software10 Jun 2020 | 32
Windoze 10: New levels of tedium reached with latest Insider build while 'stable' release still a bit wonky Roundup Plus: When Microsoft found breaking up hard to do, and much more Software09 Jun 2020 | 12
OK Windows 10, we get it: You really do not want us to install this unsigned application. But 7 steps borders on ridiculous Utility creator claims OTT security hoops are harmful to indie devs Security05 Jun 2020 | 104
Microsoft's carefully crafted Surfaces are having trouble with its carefully crafted Windows 10 May 2020 Update Compatibility hold slapped on affected kit with fixes in 'upcoming release' Software02 Jun 2020 | 33
After all the excitement of Windows 10 2004, Insider builds go back to square one Roundup Also: Multi-window Teams, Skype does the Blankety Blank dance, and more Software01 Jun 2020 | 8
Visual Studio Code finally arrives on ARM64 Windows. No, you haven't woken up in 2017, sadly. It's still 2020 Now you can program like a native with your £899 Surface Pro X – keyboard not included Software29 May 2020 | 16
Linux-loving Windows 10 May 2020 Update squeaks in with days to spare before June Scampering through spring fields, or a cautious dribble seeping under the bathroom door? Software28 May 2020 | 15
Man responsible for least popular iteration of Windows UI uses iPad Pro as a desktop* Updated Plus: Getting over the Build hangover with new Windows 10 preview, UK Azure services, and more Software26 May 2020 | 49
Could it be? Really? The Year of Linux on the Desktop is almost here, and it's... Windows-shaped? Build Windows Subsystem for Linux to gain out-of-the-box support for GUI apps, GPU chippery Software19 May 2020 | 120
Flashy new toys for the next Windows 10? Sorry, fun-seeking Fast Ringers must make do with DoH for now There ain't no party like a privacy party Software14 May 2020 | 4
Third time lucky for Windows 10 2004? Microsoft yet again fiddles with code and adds a go-live SDK licence Ooh... Aah... Just a little fix Software13 May 2020 | 8
Microsoft fingers foreign object in fracture furore, serves up fresh dollop of Duo, and another Windows 10 'Meh' Update Roundup Plus: From the creator of axed Wunderlist, presenting... Superlist Software11 May 2020 | 2